Jorge Bonilla
Role at the time: NewsBusters analyst and radio commentator
Condemned
Statement summary
In an X post, Bonilla says Rogers "calmly dismantles" Dana Bash's attempt to make him defend Trump's attacks on El-Sayed and "forces discussion back to MoBros ties, CAIR funding, and Hasan Piker."
“WATCH: @MikeRogersForMI calmly dismantles Dana Bash's attempt to force him to defend Trump's attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, forces discussion back to MoBros ties, CAIR funding, and Hasan Piker.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Bonilla praises Rogers's handling of CNN questions about CAIR fundingBonilla's own opening assessment above the embedded clip
Why we used this label
Relative to the allegations that El-Sayed has Muslim Brotherhood ties and takes terrorist-linked money, Bonilla praises Rogers for steering the interview back to "MoBros ties" and "CAIR funding," treating those ties as the real subject. He backs Rogers's line of attack without making a separate claim about the money, so the label matches Rogers's own statements here.